Tools & Supplies
Bernat® Blanket Extra™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 97 yds/87 m)
Main Color (MC) Navy (27011) 5 balls
Contrast A Softened Blue (27009) 2 balls
Size U.S. 17 (12.75 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [91.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 53" x 60" [134.5 x 152.5 cm].
GAUGE
5 sts x 7 rows = 4"[10 cm] in stocking stitch.
Directions
Note: Blanket is worked lengthwise. With MC, cast on 75 stitches (sts). Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows, proceed as follows: 1st row: [Right side (RS)]. Knit. 2nd row: Purl. 3rd to 10th rows: Repeat (Rep) 1st and 2nd rows 4 times more. Break MC. Join A. 11th row: (RS). With A, knit. 12th row: Knit. Break A. Join MC. 13th to 84th rows: Rep last 12 rows 6 times more. 85th to 94th rows: With MC, rep 1st to 10th rows. Cast off.
Tassels (make 14) Wind MC and A around a piece of cardboard 6" [15 cm] wide 5 times. Tie through loops securely at one end. Cut across other end. Wrap yarn 6 times around Tassel 2" [5 cm] down from tied end. Fasten securely. Sew Tassels to end of A rows at each end of Afghan as seen in picture.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side